pyrad.io.read_idrisi_data#

pyrad.io.read_idrisi_data(fname, fill_value=None)[source]#

Reads DEM data from an IDRISI .rst file

Parameters:

  • fname (str) – name of the file to read

  • field_name (str) – name of the readed variable

  • fill_value (float) – The fill value

  • projparams (projection transform as can be used by pyproj, either a) – EPSG code integer (21781 for CH1903 for example), or a OGC WKT or Proj4 string, see epsg.io for a list, if not provided will be infered from the idrisi file

Returns:

dem (dict) – A dictionary with the following keys: - data : array

data within the DEM

  • metadatadict

    a dictionary containing the metadata

  • projparamsstr

    projection parameters in proj4 format